Real stories behind success
Our Podcast, Unboxed
Join our Founder & CEO, Connie Nam, speak to the founders behind the brands you love on our brand new podcast.
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What does it take for an aspiring entrepreneur to build an empire? Find out the biggest mistakes, the greatest lessons and the most valuable insights from our inspiring new podcast, UNBOXED.
Meet your host
INTRODUCING CONNIE NAM, OUR FOUNDER & CEO
Connie uncovers the stories behind the boldest businesses by diving into the founder behind the brands you love.
Find out what the early years looked like, the defining moments that shaped the future, as well as critical advice for people at every stage of their own journey.
UNBOXED: Chief People Officer Special
In a Chief People Officer special, Connie Nam is joined by Payhawk’s CPO, Aya Sority, and her own CPO at Astrid & Miyu, Alexia Aronsten.
UNBOXED: Naomi Raybould, Beyond Nine
In this episode, Naomi reveals the discrimination she faced coming back from maternity leave before starting her own business, the fascinating insights behind only 30% of her customers being pregnant and the best type of people to hire into a start-up.
UNBOXED: Elizabeth Scarlett
In this episode, Elizabeth shares how her hero product was almost a happy accident, the story behind her husband being her maternity cover and tips for getting your first products out into the world.
UNBOXED: Mollie Michelle, Naetive Studio
In this episode, Mollie joins Connie and shares why she’s grateful for making so many mistakes early on, how she built a 10+ strong production team and the influencer repost which changed everything.
UNBOXED: Helen O’Neill, Hertility
This week, Helen O'Neill joins Connie to share the inspirational story behind her company ‘Hertility’, how she’s making hormone and fertility testing accessible from home and why she likens being a female founder to walking up a down escalator.
UNBOXED: Balancing Parenthood with Connie, our Founder
Astrid & Miyu founder Connie Nam shares her second ask me anything of the season, all about juggling parenthood and building a successful business.
UNBOXED: Eni Awoyemi, feYi Flowers
Connie sits down with Feyi Flowers founder, Eni Awoyemi, to find out the realities of being a serial side hustler, how she’s utilised her background in influencer marketing and she spills the secrets on how to create strong and lasting brand relationships.
UNBOXED: Harriet Hastings, Biscuiteers
In this episode, Harriet explains how her iced biscuits company is really a design business, why PR is the most cost-effective strategy to tell your brand story and she offers her top tips if you’re thinking of crowdfunding.
UNBOXED: Sarah, A&M's CMO
Connie Nam is once again joined by her CMO and first hire, Sarah Hrywnak, to discuss the next step in her founding story – the scale up period.
UNBOXED: Never Fully Dressed, Lucy Aylen
Founder and CEO of Never Fully Dressed, Lucy Aylen joins Connie Nam to unbox her founding story this week. Lucy describes the intricacies of building a fashion brand before social media in the markets of London, why she was resistant to being the face of the brand and the struggles of being a boss.
UNBOXED: Richard Harpin
Richard Harpin sold his business, Home Serve, for 4 billion pounds. Yet he believes if he’d just done 8 things differently he could have grown better and quicker.
UNBOXED: Frankie Gaff
You may recognise Frankie Gaff from her time on Made in Chelsea, but since leaving she’s built a huge following online. But how did she break free from reality TV to be known as her authentic self?
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